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Zimbabwean Music
Title: Zimbabwean Music
Category: Arts & Humanities / Music
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Zimbabwean Music
During the time of white colonization and Christian missionary work in Zimbabwe, there
was a significant decline in traditional music. Then, in the 1960s, along with emerging
Zimbabwean nationalism and world-wide recognition of black culture, there was a new
recognition and valuing of traditional Shona and Ndebele music (the two main tribal groups in
Zimbabwe).
The classic instrument of Zimbabwe is the mbira. The mbira has been in use by the Shona
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music’s popularity is due to its political militancy, dance-floor acceptability, use of English lyrics,
and an accessible guitar and vocal style often referred to as “jit-jive.” “Jit-jive” combines a fast,
East African rumba with traditional mbira melodies. By the early 1990s, Zimbabwean music was
well-established as one of the most commercial sounds in Africa.
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**Bibliography**
The World of African Music: Stern’s Guide to Contemporary African Music, by Ronnie Graham,
Chicago: Research Associates, 1992.
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